Group performance monitoring system and method

Abstract

Group performance monitoring systems and methods are provided. A system for monitoring a plurality of individuals engaged in an activity may include a base station, a plurality of individual monitors to communicate wirelessly with the base station, a plurality of sensors, each sensor in communication with an individual monitor, each to be coupled to an individual, and each to sense a characteristic of the individual and to transmit, during the activity, data indicative of the characteristic to the individual monitor, and a group monitoring device to communicate wirelessly with the base station. Each individual monitor may transmit, during the activity, the data to the base station. The base station may receive the data and to transmit, during the activity, a metric based on the data to the group monitoring device. The group monitoring device may display a representation of the metric.

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         2 . A system for monitoring a plurality of individuals engaged in an athletic activity, the system comprising:
 a base station;   a plurality of individual monitors configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station, each of the plurality of individual monitors coupled to and configured to monitor one of the plurality of individuals in real time;   a first group monitoring device configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station, wherein the first group monitoring device monitors a first group of the plurality of individuals and comprises a display configured to display real time information about the first group, and wherein the real time information comprises data sensed by individual monitors coupled to the plurality of individuals in the first group; and   a second group monitoring device configured to communicate wirelessly with the base station, wherein the second group monitoring device monitors a second group of the plurality of individuals different than the first group and comprises a display configured to display real time information about the second group, and wherein the real time information comprises data sensed by individual monitors coupled to the plurality of individuals in the second group.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the real time information about the first group and the real time information about the second group comprises the same information displayed in different formats. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of the plurality of individuals is in the both the first group and the second group. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first group monitoring device comprises a user input that allows a user to select displaying the real time information about the first group or displaying the real time information about the second group, and
 wherein the second group monitoring device comprises a user input that allows a user to select displaying the real time information about the second group or displaying the real time information about the first group.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first group monitoring device comprises a user input that allows a user to select a first user-defined report on the display of the first group monitoring device, the first user-defined report comprising a performance update for the plurality of individuals in the first group. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , the second group monitoring device comprises a user input that allows a user to select a second user-defined report on the display of the second group monitoring device, the second user-defined report comprising a performance update for the plurality of individuals in the second group. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first group monitoring device comprises a user input that allows a user to select display of a first set of metrics for the plurality of individuals in the first group on the display of the first group monitoring device, the first set of metrics determined based on the data sensed by the individual monitors coupled to the plurality of individuals in the first group. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the second group monitoring device comprises a user input that allows a user to select display of a second set of metrics for the plurality of individuals in the second group on the display of the second group monitoring device, the second set of metrics determined based on the data sensed by the individual monitors coupled to the plurality of individuals in the second group. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first set of metrics and the second set of metrics comprise at least one different metric. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first set of metrics is displayed in a first format and the second set of metrics is displayed in a second format different than the first format. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the first set of metrics and the second set of metrics each comprise one or more metrics selected from the group consisting of: heart rate, speed, distance traveled, acceleration, location, orientation, heading, energy expenditure, power output, and performance effectiveness. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first group monitoring device comprises a user input that allows a user to select display of a first alert for the plurality of individuals in the first group on the display of the first group monitoring device, and wherein the first alert triggers when a condition of the first alert is met for at least one of the plurality of individuals in the first group. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the second group monitoring device comprises a user input that allows a user to select display of a second alert for the plurality of individuals in the second group on the display of the second group monitoring device, and wherein the second alert triggers when a condition of the second alert is met for at least one of the plurality of individuals in the second group. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the condition of the first alert is different than the condition of the second alert. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first group monitoring device comprises a user input that allows a user to customize the format in which the real time information about the first group is displayed on the display. 
     
     
         17 . A method for monitoring a plurality of individuals engaged in an athletic activity, the method comprising:
 receiving, at a first group monitoring device and during the athletic activity, real time information about a first group of the plurality of individuals, the real time information comprising real time data sensed by a plurality of individual monitors, each individual monitor coupled to one of the plurality of individuals in the first group;   receiving, at a second group monitoring device and during the athletic activity, real time information about a second group of the plurality of individuals different than the first group, the real time data comprising data sensed by a plurality of individual monitors, each individual monitor coupled to one of the plurality of individuals in the second group;   displaying, on the first group monitoring device, the real time information about the first group; and   displaying, on the second group monitoring device, the real time information about the second group.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the real time information about the first group comprises a first set of metrics for the plurality of individuals in the first group, the first set of metrics determined based on the real time data received from the individual monitors coupled to the plurality of individuals in the first group, and
 wherein the real time information about the second group comprises a second set of metrics for the plurality of individuals in the second group, the second set of metrics determined based on the real time data received from the individual monitors coupled to the plurality of individuals in the second group.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the first set of metrics and the second set of metrics comprise at least one different metric. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the first set of metrics is displayed in a first format and the second set of metrics is displayed in a second format different than the first format. 
     
     
         21 . A system for monitoring a plurality of individuals engaged in an athletic activity, the system comprising:
 a plurality of individual monitors, each of the plurality of individual monitors coupled to and configured to monitor one of the plurality of individuals in real time;   a first group monitoring device, wherein the first group monitoring device wirelessly monitors a first group of the plurality of individuals and comprises a display configured to display real time information about the first group, and wherein the real time information comprises data sensed by individual monitors coupled to the plurality of individuals in the first group; and   a second group monitoring device, wherein the second group monitoring device wirelessly monitors a second group of the plurality of individuals different than the first group and comprises a display configured to display real time information about the second group, and wherein the real time information comprises data sensed by individual monitors coupled to the plurality of individuals in the second group.